International genetic testing

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-182

  Cox, Suzanne M ^b,d   Faucett, W Andrew ^a,c   Chen, Bin ^a   Dequeker, Elisabeth ^e   Boone, D Joe ^a   McGovern, Magaret M ^f   Lubin, Ira M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c Association of Specialty Professors   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOTE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LABORATORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041804101     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GIM.0000067988.54780.2F     Document Type: Note

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